Drappier Grande Sendree Champagne Brut in Gift Box 2010

Drappier Grande Sendree Champagne Brut in Gift Box 2010

Winemaker Notes
The Drappier Grande Sendree Champagne takes its name from a parcel of land covered by cinders after the fire which ravaged Urville in 1838. A spelling error having slipped through in a new version of the land register, it is with an s that this cuve is designated today. A reproduction of an 18th century bottle found in the Urville cellars is used and the Grande Sendre undergoes remuage entirely by hand.

Critical Acclaim

93 Wine Spectator
A quietly elegant Champagne, with a lovely soft, laciness to texture, and a minerally underpinning of smoke and saline accents. It displays a creamy mesh of crushed black cherry, grilled nut, kumquat and dried apricot and a refine, subtle finish. Drink now through 2030.

93+ Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
The 2010 Brut Drappier Grande Sendree Champagne has turned out very well indeed, unwinding in the glass with youthful aromas of citrus oil, white flowers, white peach and fresh bread. Medium to full-bodied, bright and concentrated, it’s youthfully tightly wound, with a racy spine of acidity, an elegant pinpoint mousse and a penetrating, chalky finish. This can’t quite match the plenitude of the 2009, but it may outpace it with time, as this is an impressively vibrant, structured young Grande Sendre. Rating : 93+

93 James Suckling
Aromas of ginger, dried pineapple, baked apple, nutmeg and toast. Rich and flavorful, with silky bubbles and zippy acidity. Spicy and gently toasty, with a lengthy finish. 55% pinot noir and 45% chardonnay. Unfiltered. Disgorged in April 2022. Drink or hold.

Drappier Grande Sendree Champagne